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This week's developerWorks newsletter takes a look at the new enhancements to the IBM SmartCloud. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! Well, somebody has to be the cloud computing leader. Is it IBM? Judge for yourself.
The newly announced IBM SmartCloud services and capabilities make it clear that IBM has hit its stride in the cloud space. (We've been hard at work with cloud for nearly five years.) More importantly, IBM SmartCloud empowers you to make the most of... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter shows you how our new knowledge paths can provide deep understanding of a range of technical topics. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! Let's face it: It's one thing to explore a technical topic; it's entirely another to master it. Here at developerWorks, we bring you boatloads of informative technical resources week after week, but when it comes to getting deep, directed understanding of specific skills, you might occasionally... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter shows you how IBM Software for Business Agility can drive away the demons of ignorance. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! With the approach of the Halloween season, our collective thoughts turn to the unknown -- zombies, demons, and all manner of fearsome creatures capture our attention (and our candy supplies), and reinforce for another year our fascination with things that we don't fully comprehend. But fear of the unknown... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter has the scoop on the upcoming Information On Demand 2011 conference. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! You won't find more enthusiastic supporters of online communities than us. (You do have a developerWorks community profile, don't you?) But we also know that sometimes it's important to get a little face time -- connecting with peers, listening to experts in your field, getting your hands dirty with the latest tools -- and few... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter unveils the latest incarnation of IBM alphaWorks. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! If you were one of those kids who just had to get the latest toy as soon as it hit the shelves, or waited in line for the first showing of a new film, or pre-ordered the hottest video game -- then you're clearly the alphaWorks type. For 15 years, alphaWorks has been giving early adopters the chance to get their hands on the latest innovations from... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter intro spotlights our top feature on voice input and xdotool. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! If you're reading this, there's a good chance that you're using a keyboard and a mouse -- pretty standard equipment these days, and it's easy to take them for granted. (I know I do.) But there are plenty of situations where, for one reason or another, these common input tools cannot be used: Perhaps the user is physically unable to... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter shows you how you can create mobile apps
that work on a variety of devices (and make life easier for folks like me).
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Welcome, developers! So there we were, stuck in Chicago for who knows how long, wondering when
Tropical Storm Irene would mosey northward and allow air traffic to resume
in the Northeast U.S. There are worse places to be stranded with one's
family ( love that city!), but we were hungry for... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter spotlights one of IBM's most robust tools, Rational Software Architect. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! Confession time. With all that goes on here at developerWorks, I sometimes lose sight of how many complex and powerful tools IBM has in its software arsenal. Case in point: Have I mentioned that Rational Software Architect is a comprehensive application design, modeling, and development tool for end-to-end software delivery?... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter shines the spotlight on Andrew Glover and his heroic efforts to keep us all apprised of Java's evolution. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! Java technology enthusiasts don't get much more enthusiastic than Andrew Glover. The developer, author, speaker, and entrepreneur has been a prolific developerWorks contributor for years, and his Java development 2.0 series has drawn raves for the way it documents the evolution of Java tools... [More]

This week's developerWorks newsletter intro focuses on our popular Downloads, trials, and cloud resource. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************
Welcome, developers! Seems like only yesterday we launched the developerWorks Downloads page, which consisted of a handful of product trials that you could test drive on your system at no charge. It was (and still is) a great deal -- but as you know, IBM offers much more than a handful of software solutions.
Fast forward to 2011. Those options... [More]